The team were alerted by Cumbria Police regarding a concerned relative who had themselves received a distress call from a party of two walkers attempting to climb Scafell Pike. There was reference to a stretcher box, so team members were tasked with searching routes close to Sty Head and also Read more…
The team was called to a person with an ankle injury just above Hollowstones area. After the injury was treated, the team stretchered the casualty down to Brackenclose.
The team was called out to assist Duddon & Furness MRT in their search for a vulnerable missing person. The person was found by a search dog not long after deployment. A good outcome.
We were alerted by Cumbria Police about a walker with a medical issue. GNAAS attended and the casualty was able to walk down with assistance, with the crew and team members. Keswick MRT were able to locate the car at Seathwaite and ask the driver to drive round to Brackenclose Read more…
We were alerted by Cumbria Police about a solo walker in considerable pain and struggling to walk, some distance from Burnthwaite Farm. A member of the public carried her to the farm. Team members returning from the previous incident called in to the farm where he was being cared for Read more…
We were alerted by Cumbria Police about a walker with an ankle injury close to Broad Crag Col. A stretcher carry from there involves a difficult descent down loose scree and boulders and then an arduous carry up and over Lingmell Col before it is possible to descend to Wasdale. Read more…
The team responded to two separate serious incidents and tragically they both happened on Wednesday 6th October. Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of the two walkers who sadly lost their lives and also to the members of the public that were involved. This is the second of Read more…
The team responded to two separate serious incidents and tragically they both happened on Wednesday 6th October. Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of the two walkers who sadly lost their lives and also to the members of the public that were involved. This is the first of Read more…
We were alerted by Cumbria Police regarding three walkers plus a dog who reported themselves lost and cragfast on their descent from Scafell Pike. It was not possible to get a location from “phonefind†but the eastings and northings from the 999 call put the party on the edge of Read more…
We were alerted by Cumbria Police about two walkers who were cragfast on steep dangerous ground on Whin Rigg. They had tried to avoid a loose section on the lakeshore path, and ended up ascending to within 70m of the top of the hill. Team members tried to gain access Read more…
Saturday 2nd October brought extreme weather conditions and a spate of rescues for Wasdale MRT supported by Duddon and Furness MRT and Coastguard helicopter Rescue 199. A total of five callouts were taken by the Team Leader from Cumbria Police in a matter of hours, the first at 1255 and Read more…
We were alerted by Cumbria Police about a walker who had sustained a leg injury on the Beck Head path on Great Gable. It was not possible to speak to either the informant or the casualty as a storm earlier in the week damaged much of the communications infrastructure in Read more…
A call was received that a party of four was on the Wastwater screes path and that one person had a medical condition that required treatment. The team was deployed along the path on foot and across the lake at Cross Walls. The boat was launched and the crew picked Read more…
The team was called out to an ankle injury between the Woolworth boulder and Mickledore. Medical treatment was given and the casualty was stretchered down Brown Tongue and then Lingmell Nose. The casualty was later taken by ambulance to hospital.
In the third call of the day, we were alerted by Cumbria Police about 2 walkers who were struggling to complete the descent from Scafell Pike due to exhaustion and twisted ankles. After pain relief and some sustenance they were able to walk off slowly.
The team was contacted about a student on a school walk, with a medical condition in Uldale, close to Dent fell. The North West Air Ambulance was in attendance and gave appropriate medical care. The team carried the casualty a short distance to the helicopter prior to being flown to Read more…
We were alerted by Cumbria Police about 2 walkers who had got split up from the rest of the party in wet, misty conditions near the top of Scafell Pike. They failed to return to the valley. It was not possible to speak to them, so a search was initiated Read more…
We were alerted by North West Ambulance Service about a walker who had taken a 10ft fall and had significant bleeding from a head injury. In view of this, air support was requested and Helimed 58 attended. However, the casualty site was in cloud so the aircraft could not land Read more…
We were alerted by Cumbria Police of a gentleman who had taken a small fall on the Corridor Route when descending Scafell Pike. He had a nasty head injury and suspected dislocated knee, this initial medical information was reported to the team leader by a passing doctor. Because of the Read more…
We were alerted by Cumbria Police about a walker who had had a fit on the descent from Scafell Pike. On arrival on scene, team members administered first aid and stretchered him off the hill to a waiting ambulance. He was then taken to hospital.